xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, does not properly handle Trusted Extensions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and console hang) by locking the screen, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches
Published Sep 8, 2009
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
xscreensaver (aka Gnome-XScreenSaver) in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_109 through snv_122, does not properly handle Trusted Extensions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and console hang) by locking the screen, related to a regression in certain Solaris and OpenSolaris patches.
Affected products
No data.
- snv_109
- snv_110
- snv_111
- snv_112
- snv_113
- snv_114
- snv_115
- snv_116
- snv_117
- snv_118
- snv_119
- snv_120
- snv_121
- snv_122
- snv_100
- snv_101
- snv_102
- snv_103
- snv_104
- snv_105
- snv_106
- snv_107
- snv_108
- snv_109
- snv_110
- snv_111
- snv_112
- snv_113
- snv_114
- snv_115
- snv_116
- snv_117
- snv_118
- snv_119
- snv_120
- snv_121
- snv_122
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6839026 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266469-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.